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1983 Supreme(SC) 38

O.CHHINNAPPA REDDY, S.MURTAZA FAZAL ALI
Nanak – Appellant
Versus
State Of U. P. – Respondent


Advocates:
B.P.SINGH, DALVIR BHANDARI, H.M.SINGH, J.N.SINGH, Prithvi Raj, Udaipratap Singh

JUDGMENT:- This appeal is directed against the judgment of the High Court by which the acquittal of the appellant Nanak was set aside and he was convicted under Section 302, I. P. C. and sentenced to imprisonment for life. The main witnesses who proved the occurrence were P. W. 1 Kundan, P. W. 2 Fakira and P. W. 4 Kanha. Sohanlal P. W. 5, an immediate neighbour of the accused saw the accused running away with a knife. P. W. 1 is also an independent witness and the enmity suggested is an old one. The learned Sessions Judge has disbelieved these witnesses as being interested and, having enmity with the accused. After going through the judgment of the High Court, we are satisfied that the judgment of the Sessions Judge was absolutely perverse and there is no evidence on the basis of which the appellant could have been acquitted. The High Court has made correct approach to the case. It was suggested by the counsel for the appellant that no motive had been proved. In the first place it has been stated by P. W. 1 Kundan that relations between husband and wife were not cordial. In, a case of murder of the wife by the husband there are many considerations which have to be looked into and i



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